Japan, Italy, and Germany became totalitarian regimes
1931 Japan invaded Manchuria
Italy Benito Mussolini expanded boundaries in Libya and in 1935 conquered Ethiopia
Germany militarized its economy and reoccupied Rhineland, Hitler incorporated Austria in the German Reich and demanded Sudeten land from Czechoslovakia
Munich conference- allowed Germany to obtain the Sudetenland as long as they do not expand more. Germany signed an agreement, but the broke the promise after invading Poland which started the war
United States and Neutrality
Prohibited trade in arms with any warring nations, required cash for all other commodities, and forbade American flag merchant ships from c
arrying those goods
Lend-Lease Program- enabled America to transfer arms and equipment to any nation
September 1940, passed first peacetime conscription bill (draft) and gave British 50 "overage" destroyers for British air and naval base s
1940 Presidential election makes FDR the only President to be elected to a third term
August 1941, met with Churchill to create Atlantic Charter- similar to Wilson's 14 points and called for no territorial aggrandizement; no territorial changes without the consent of the people; right of people to choose own form of government; restoration of self-government; economic collaboration between all nations; freedom from war; freedom of the seas
The Second Great War
The Pacific War
12/7/41 Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Hawaii harbor destroying 21 ships, 323 aircraft were destroyed or damaged, 2388 deaths to s oldiers and civilians
As a result, in February of 1942, 120,000 Japanese Americans in California were sent to internment camps for fear of an invasion
12/8/41 congress declared war 12/11/41 Italy and Germany declared war on the U.S.
September 1940, Japan joins Rome-Berlin Axis
July 1941 Japan occupies Indochina (South Vietnam)
U.S. puts embargo on export of scrap iron and oil
North Africa and Europe
1942, battles waged back and forth between British and German forces in Africa until U.S. sent tanks for General Sir Bernard Montgomery to defeat General Erwin Rommel
1942-1943, Soviet Union defeats Germans at Stalingrad and begin offensive
July 1943, British and American forces invade Italy
Mussolini falls from power and successors issue surrender after the mainland of Italy was invaded
U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Commander of Allied Forces in Europe
6/6/44 Allies invade five beaches in Normandy
5/7/44 Germany surrendered unconditionally
Holocaust
The Holocaust was an inconceivable tragedy to strike not only the German Jewish population, but also every territory under German control during World War II. This affected not only the Jewish population, but also any person seen as unfit to be propelled in to Hitler’s perfect race. This includes Gypsies, Polish, the mentally and physically handicapped, as well as those who spoke out against the Third Reich. The Holocaust killed fifty-three million people. The concentration and death camps were a place of unimaginable horror and despair, as the inmates were sent to gas chambers, or worked to death. The holocaust is the greatest most terrible crime ever committed in history where over six million men, women, and children were slaughtered.
United States Economy Statistics
Distribution of Family Income
1941
1944
Wealthiest 5%
24
20.7
Wealthiest 20%
48.8
45.8
Second Wealthiest 20%
22.3
22.2
Middle 20%
15.3
16.2
Second Pooresr 20%
9.5
10.9
Poorest 20%
4.1
4.9
Labor Force Participation
Males
Females
1940
55%
28%
1944
62%
37%
1947
57%
31%
Average Earnings
1940
$1,300
1944
$2,108
1947
$2,589
Personal Savings
1940
4.2 billion
1941
11.1 billion
1942
27.7 billion
1943
33.0 billion
1944
36.9 billion
1945
28.7 billion
1946
13.5 billion
1947
4.7 billion
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Surreptitious: marked by quiet and caution; avoid secrecy
Opulent: characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation
Conformist: to blend, to adopt
Fastidious: meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
Concession: the act of conceding or giving in/compromising/yielding
World War II Review
Events Leading to War
United States and Neutrality
arrying those goods
The Second Great War
The Pacific War
North Africa and Europe
Holocaust
The Holocaust was an inconceivable tragedy to strike not only the German Jewish population, but also every territory under German control during World War II. This affected not only the Jewish population, but also any person seen as unfit to be propelled in to Hitler’s perfect race. This includes Gypsies, Polish, the mentally and physically handicapped, as well as those who spoke out against the Third Reich. The Holocaust killed fifty-three million people. The concentration and death camps were a place of unimaginable horror and despair, as the inmates were sent to gas chambers, or worked to death. The holocaust is the greatest most terrible crime ever committed in history where over six million men, women, and children were slaughtered.
United States Economy Statistics
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